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Second Mario Frick cabinet

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Second Mario Frick cabinet

Government of Liechtenstein
Date formed9 April 1997 (1997-04-09)
Date dissolved5 April 2001 (2001-04-05)
People and organisations
Head of stateHans-Adam II
Head of governmentMario Frick
Deputy head of governmentMichael Ritter
Total no. of members5
Member partiesVU
Status in legislatureMajority
13 / 25 (52%)
Opposition partyProgressive Citizens' Party
Free List
History
Election1997
PredecessorFirst Mario Frick cabinet
SuccessorFirst Otmar Hasler cabinet

The First Mario Frick cabinet was the governing body of Liechtenstein from 9 April 1997 to 5 April 2001. It was appointed by Hans-Adam II and was chaired by Mario Frick.

History

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The 1997 Liechtenstein general election resulted in a win for the Patriotic Union.[1] As a result, the First Mario Frick cabinet was succeeded with Mario Frick continuing as Prime Minister of Liechtenstein.[2] The Progressive Citizens' Party withdrew from the coalition government that had existed since 1938, making the cabinet the first non-coalition cabinet since then.[3]

During the government's term, it faced continued issues with foreign relations, such as in 2001 a dispute with Germany started in the International Court of Justice over royal property confiscated in order to pay war debts.

The 2001 Liechtenstein general election resulted in a win for the Progressive Citizens' Party.[1] As a result, the cabinet was dissolved and Frick was succeeded by Otmar Hasler in the First Otmar Hasler cabinet.[2]

Members

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Picture Name Term Role Party
Prime Minister
Mario Frick 9 April 1997 – 5 April 2001
  • Finance
  • Construction
  • Family
Patriotic Union
Deputy Prime Minister
Michael Ritter 9 April 1997 – 5 April 2001
  • Interior
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Agriculture
  • Forestry
Patriotic Union
Government councillors
Andrea Willi 9 April 1997 – 5 April 2001
  • Foreign affairs
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Family
Patriotic Union
Heinz Frommelt 9 April 1997 – 5 April 2001
  • Justice
Patriotic Union
Norbert Marxer 9 April 1997 – 5 April 2001
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Transport
Patriotic Union

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1181–1183 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ a b "Mitglieder der Regierung des Fürstentums Liechtenstein 1862-2021" (PDF). www.regierung.li. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Frick, Mario". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). 31 December 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.